CMancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 8, 2000
Angus Juniors Compete For Top Honors In Buckeye State
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. Angus
enthusiasts gathered for the
2000 Eastern Regional Junior
Angus Show, June 23-25 in Leb
anon, Ohio.
Junior Angus members exhib
ited 226 owned females, 97 bred
and-owned females, 15 bred
and-owned bulls, 41 steers and
12 cow-calf pairs.
Jeff Gooden, Iberia, Mo.,
evaluated the 391 entries before
selecting the respective champi
ons.
Jenna Gilbert, Greenville,
Ohio, showed the grand cham
pion bred-and-owned bull. Crys
tal Creek Right Turn 275 is a
July 1999 son of Rito 9F83 of
SHII Fullback.
Windy Hill Brigadere cap
tured the reserve grand cham
pion bred-and-owned bull title.
Crystal Creek Right Turn 275 strides to victory, claim
ing grad champion bred-and-owned bull honors at the
2000 Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show. Jenna Gilbert,
Greenville, Ohio, owns the July 1999 son of Rito 9F83 of
SHII Fullback.
G&J Ransom 691 captured grand champion steer
honors at the 2000 Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show.
Brad Moritz, Buckingham, 111., owns the April 1999 son of
Dameron OSU Ransom.
Farmers Can File
For Tax Refunds
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) State Treasurer Barbara
Hafer said Pennsylvania farm
ers may file claims for liquid
fuels tax refunds between July 1
and Sept. 30.
Hafer, who chairs the Board
of Finance and Revenue, said
claim forms must be returned
postmarked no later than Sept.
30 to the Board of Finance and
Revenue, Motor Fuels Section,
1101 S. Front St., Suite 410,
Harrisburg, PA 17104-2540.
“Any person who uses liquid
fuels in the actual production of
agricultural products is eligible
for refunds,” she said.
“Last year,” she said, “board
staff processed 9,039 claims and
paid $3,510,400 in refunds. The
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Holly Irvin, Hamilton, Ohio,
owns the April 1999 son of Way
view Lucky Boy 930.
In the bred-and-owned female
competition, Morgan Wood
ward, Gallipoiis, Ohio, led
Sunset Valley Phyllis 928 to
grand champion honors. The
March 1999 daughter of Cham
pion Hill BS2 Traveler first won
junior champion heifer.
Kristopher Lynn, Springfield,
Ky., showed the reserve grand
champion bred-and-owned
female. D K L Millie Gal 9148 is
a March 1999 daughter of Davis
Millennium. She first won re
serve junior champion heifer.
Megan Weisel, Louisville,
Ohio, led Champion Hill Lady
1530 to the grand champion
owned female title. The March
average claim paid was $338
with a range of $2.39 to a farmer
in Wayne County and $31,580
paid to a family of farmers in
Lancaster County. The refunds
are 25.9 cents per gallon for gas
oline and 30.8 cents per gallon
for kerosene and diesel fuel.”
Each claim must include
copies of paid receipts or a state
ment from the fuel dealer that
shows the number of gallons
purchased, purchase dates, and
verification that the state taxes
(liquid fuels and fuel us) were
paid.
Claim forms are available
from Board of Finance and Rev
enue at the above address. Ques
tions may be answered by
calling 717-787-6534.
1999 daughter of Leachman
Saugahatchee 3000 C first
topped the late junior heifer di
vision.
Champion Hill Sara 1458
claimed reserve grand champion
owned female for Jenny Davis,
Gallipoiis, Ohio. She’s a Febru
ary 1999 daughter of N Bar Em
ulation EXT and first won early
junior champion heifer.
Douglas Dalton, Altavista,
Va., showed the grand cham
pion cow-calf pair. Daltons
Monet of Halo 6108 is an April
1996 daughter of P S High Pock
ets. A November 1999 son of O
C C Backstop 8888 is at side.
F A Lucky Lady won reserve
grand champion cow-calf pair.
Hailey Hinson, Pataskala, Ohio,
owns the March 1998 daughter
of Wayview Lucky Boy 930. A
March 2000 heifer sired by
VDAR New Trend 3587 com
pletes the winning pair.
Brad Moritz, Buckingham,
111., led G & J Ransom 691 to
grand champion steer. He’s an
April 1999 son of Dameron O S
U Ransom.
Kiata Cool Hand Luke 9606
captured reserve grand cham
pion steer honors. Eric King,
Tiffin, Ohio, showed the March
1999 son of O G L Battle Cry
427 128. The steer also earned
grand champion in the ultra
sound-determined carcass com
petition. He scanned a ribeye
area of 15.93 inches and .39
inches of back fat with a yield
grade of 2.19 and a Choice qual
ity grade.
A complete list of winners fol
lows:
2000 EASTERN REGIONAL
JUNIOR ANGUS
SHOW RESULTS
Bred-And-Owned Heifers
Heifer Calf Champion: Wesley Womack.
Reserve Heifer Calf Champion: Jennifer
Lull.
Intermediate Champion Heifer; Jeff
Covell.
Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer
Andrew Foster.
Junior Champion Heifer: Morgan Wood
ward.
Reserve Junior Champion Heifer; Knsto
pher Lynn.
Senior Yearling Champion Female:
Wesley Womack.
Reserve Senior Yearling Champion
Female; Katnna Womack.
Grand Champion Bred-And-Owned
Female: Morgan Woodward.
Reserve Grand Champion Bred-And-
Owned Female: Knstopher Lynn.
Owned Heifers
Heifer Calf Champion- Carl Detwiler.
Reserve Heifer Calf Champion: Danielle
Foster.
E-Town Student Outstanding Senior In
Penn State’s College Of Agricultural Sciences
UNIVERSITY PARK
(Centre Co.) Justin Howes of
Elizabethtown, son of Sue
Kauffman and Jay Howes, has
been selected as the outstanding
senior in Penn State’s College of
Agricultural Sciences.
Howes, who will graduate in
December, is majoring in agri
cultural business management,
with minors in agricultural eco
nomics and rural sociology and
animal science.
Howes has been particularly
active in preparing for his
postcollege career through ex
tensive experience on farms and
in the business world. In the
summer of 1999, he interned for
Cargill Inc.’s Animal Nutrition
Division in Lebanon, designing
an animal biosecurity plan that
was featured by the company at
the World Dairy Expo in Madi
son, Wis. He also interned at the
Pennsylvania Holstein Associa
tion in 1999, working on mem
bership drh«B and creating a
membership survey to evaluate
Intermediate Champion Heifer. Megan
Weisel.
Reserve Intermediate Champion Hetfen
Jeremy Armstrong.
Late Junior Champion Heifer Megan
Weisel.
Reserve Late Junior Champion Heifer
James Armstrong.
Early Junior Champion Heifer: Jenny
Davis.
Reserve Early Junior Champion Heifer
Kristopher Lynn.
Senior Yearling Champion Female:
Lindsey Grimes.
Reserve Senior Yearling Champion
Female: Chelsey Warfield.
Grand Champion Owned Female: Megan
Weisel.
Reserve Grand Champion Owned
Female: Jenny Davis.
Bred-And-Owned Bulls
Megan Weisel, Louisville, Ohio, led Champion Hill
Lady 1530 to grand champion owned female honors at the
2000 Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show. The March
1999 daughter of Leachman Saugahatchee 3000 C first
won late junior champion.
Morgan Woodward, Gallipolis, Ohio, led the grand
champion bred-and-owned female at the 2000 Eastern
Regional Junior Angus Show, June 23-25 in Lebanon,
Ohio. Sunset Valley Phyllis 928 is a March 1999 daughter
of Champion Hill 852 Traveler and first topped the junior
division. Jeff Gooden, Iberia, Mo., evaluated the 391 en
tries.
the effectiveness of the associa
tion’s communications efforts.
From 1997-1998, Howes was a
farm worker at Sunnyhill Farm
in Manheim, where he helped
supervise a 60,000-bird pullet
operation and performed field
work and other farm mainte
nance. He also worked at Star
Rock Farms Dairy in Cones
toga, where he performed feed
ing, milking, and other
responsibilities for a 300-cow
milking herd from 1993-1998.
Howes has served as a College
of Agricultural Sciences ag ad
vocate since 1998. He and the
other advocates represent the
college at major events, includ
ing Penn State’s Ag Progress
Days and the Pennsylvania
State Farm Show. Ag advocates
support the college’s efforts to
enhance the image of agricul
ture and recruit highly qualified
students.
Howes has kept busy during
his college career by actively
taking part in student clubs and
Grand Champion Bred-And-Owned Bull:
Jenna Gilbert.
Reserve Grand Champion Bred-And-
Owned Bull: Holly Irvin.
Cow-Calf Pairs
Grand Champion Cow-Calf: Douglas
Dalton.
Reserve Grand Champion Cow-Calf:
Hailey Hinson.
Steers
Grand Champion Steer Brad Moritz.
Reserve Grand Champion Steer: Eric
King.
State Groups
Best Five Head; Ohio Junior Angus As
sociation.
Herdsmanship Award; Michigan Junior
Angus Association.
Premier Breeder Award
Champion Hill.
fraternal organizations. He is a
member of the Penn State Dairy
Science Club, serving as the
2000 treasurer, and he worked
as barn manager for the Nittany
Lion Fall Classic from 1997-
1999. He also is a member of the
Alpha Zeta Fraternity, serving
as house treasurer in 1998.
In addition, Howes is a
member of the National Agri-
Marketing Association and the
Penn State Coaly Agriculture
Honor Society. He also was
named to the Gamma Sigma
Delta Agricultural Honor Soci
ety, the Golden Key National
Honor Society, the Phi Eta
Sigma National Honor Society,
and the dean’s list in the College
of Agricultural Sciences.
Howes is a 1996 graduate of
Elizabethtown Area High
School.